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Cell towers in Tennessee

3,741 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Tennessee, spread over 440 places and 559 registered owners. That is the 16th largest count of any state.

Registered structures
3,741
16th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
51.1
24th by density
Median height
77 m (253 ft)
Tallest
534 m (1,752 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 4
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Memphis 279 45.8 609,647
Knoxville 161 79.7 202,021
Chattanooga 95 48.9 194,144
Nashville-Davidson 85 11.8 721,074

Structure types

Tower 1,523
41%
Lattice tower 894
24%
Monopole 552
15%
Guyed tower 252
7%
Pole 174
5%
Mast 148
4%
Not specified 82
2%
Tower array 70
2%
Building with tower 13
<1%
Tank 9
<1%
Building 7
<1%
Utility pole 5
<1%
Tree 5
<1%
Building with pole 2
<1%
Building with antenna 2
<1%
Pipe 1
<1%
Guyed tower array 1
<1%
Building with mast 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLCTower company 339
9%
Crown Castle Gt Company, LLCTower company 258
7%
Crown Castle South LLCTower company 238
6%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 191
5%
Array Digital Infrastructure, INC.Tower company 145
4%
Sba Properties, LLCTower company 127
3%
Crown Communication LLCTower company 94
3%
Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLCTower company 90
2%
Pinnacle Towers LLCTower company 86
2%
Sba Towers, LLCTower company 82
2%

Tallest structures in Tennessee

HeightTypePlaceASR
534 m (1,752 ft) Tower Knoxville 606723
468 m (1,534 ft) Guyed tower Knoxville 2620642
458 m (1,504 ft) Tower Knoxville 605783
444 m (1,456 ft) Guyed tower Knoxville 613465
417 m (1,369 ft) Guyed tower Belle Meade 612278
411 m (1,347 ft) Tower Minor Hill 619746
405 m (1,328 ft) Not specified Rockvale 623550
404 m (1,324 ft) Guyed tower Cross Plains 607469
393 m (1,289 ft) Guyed tower Nashville-Davidson 2632061
381 m (1,251 ft) Guyed tower Nashville-Davidson 2621826

When they were registered

1920s 4
<1%
1930s 1
<1%
1940s 22
<1%
1950s 27
<1%
1960s 65
2%
1970s 71
2%
1980s 145
4%
1990s 1,070
29%
2000s 1,268
34%
2010s 678
18%
2020s 390
10%

About this data

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.